The electric models in the Chinese market are growing at a rate of cell fission, but the proportion of competitive products is geometric, and everyone may have a similar answer in mind.
We don't want to use words like "shoddy" and "overdose" to describe such businesses and products, but at least they can never be described in terms like "subversive" or "epoch-making" – at best, "OK.".
But Mercedes-Benz is different. The car inventor's "idol baggage" would never allow him to launch a product that was merely "OKAY." Especially at the flagship level with benchmark significance, Mercedes-Benz requires itself to come up with a transformative intelligent electric product worthy of the tri-pronged star emblem.
So, Mercedes-Benz EQS pure electric sedan it came.
The "S-class in electric vehicles" priced at 1.0796-1.5186 million yuan contains mercedes-Benz's 135 years of car manufacturing heritage, and hides its password to open the door to the era of intelligent electric.
Technology and ingenuity seamlessly combine electric vehicle design "ceiling"
At the first sight, the beautiful lines and craftsmanship on the EQS electric sedan are seamlessly combined to create a sense of avant-garde luxury. Through its unique body proportions and futuristic light and shadow effects, this car fully reflects the design concept of "sensuality and purity".
The new EQS is based on the forward development of a pure electric platform. It is different from the traditional fuel car that separates the engine compartment, cabin and trunk with angular lines, but adopts a "bow-shaped body" that arcs to the end.
Combined with the aesthetic of "seamless" body design, the cockpit is placed in front to provide ample seating space in the passenger compartment. The EQS pure electric sedan has a length of 5 meters 2, a wheelbase of 3210mm, and a rear space of nearly 1 meter, which is the largest among pure electric cars.
The streamlined design also brings a powerful aerodynamic bonus to the new EQS electric sedan. The effective air resistance area is as low as 0.5 square meters, and the wind resistance coefficient of 0.20Cd becomes the ceiling of the production car.
Lighting is equally important for creating a sense of technological luxury. The new EQS electric sedan features a through-strip daytime running light design with three light points in the strip – in line with the new S-Class.
Smart digital headlights with 2.6 million micro-lenses deliver outstanding illumination and "meteor shower" lighting effects that fill the sense of ceremony. The taillights feature a 3D spiral design inspired by the spiral filament of traditional bulbs.
Digital Magic Show The way people interact has changed dramatically
The interior section is also a great stage for the new EQS electric sedan to perform technological magic and create a top luxury texture.
The most shocking thing to sit in the car is the MBUX Hyperscreen super screen, which is the first Model of Mercedes-Benz to carry this screen. The oversized curved 1.41-meter-wide screen snakes between the doors on both sides like waves, and three HD screens up to 209 PPI provide a delicate visual effect that fits perfectly with custom Corning Gorilla Glass.
The hyperlink actually consists of three separate screens, including a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a 17.7-inch center display, and a 12.3-inch front passenger screen. Among them, the central control screen and the co-pilot screen use OLED screens, and the 12 sensors below the screen can give the controller haptic feedback.
To further enhance the aesthetics, engineers installed integrated ambient lighting at the lower part of the screen, making the entire unit look "floating" across the dashboard.
While visually impressing, the system is also rich in functionality, with artificial intelligence playing a key role in the user experience. The new EQS is equipped with an NVIDIA Xavier chip, with 8 core CPU, 24GB of storage and 46.4GB of memory bandwidth per second, which makes the software have super user habit learning ability and data analysis and processing power.
Not only that, the "intelligent induction assistant" based on AI technology can identify multiple motion control needs of users. With a gentle wave, the sliding sunroof opens with a gesture.
At the same time, by placing the most core functions such as navigation, air conditioning, and vehicle settings at the top of the screen, the system greatly simplifies the user's operation, realizes the "zero-level interface" for the first time, and raises the level of human-computer interaction to a new height.
Don't think that the super screen is all the screens on this car. In front of the driver, the HUD heads-up display system with live-action travel can achieve a large head-up display area of 77 inches. Coupled with augmented reality technology, users can "stare" at all the key information during driving.
EQS does not want to "go along" with the current electric vehicles that only pursue technological electronics. In the process of static experience of EQS before, Mercedes-Benz staff had introduced to Interface News: "It is first and foremost a Mercedes-Benz, and we hope that this car can give people a full luxury and warm experience, not just cold technology."
In addition to the technologies advertised in the official materials, the details of this car are reflected in many more aspects. For example, there are two sensors above the dashboard, which cannot be seen with the naked eye, and only two clusters of purple light sources can be detected in the photos taken with the camera. These are two cameras that monitor the driver's eye movements. It can implement a variety of functions.
For example, when the driver wants to adjust the rearview mirror, the eye looks at the left rearview mirror, at which time the camera will capture this gaze, and the direct adjustment is for the left rearview mirror. For example, the driver will look at the center display, which will immediately brighten up to facilitate the driver's operation. When the eye is placed on the road surface, the central screen will be dimmed to prevent interference with driving vision.
The multi-dimensional "feast for the senses" is luxurious
The sense of technology alone is far from meeting Mercedes-Benz's expectations for EQS. As far as the eye can see, the new EQS interprets the luxurious atmosphere with Nappa leather seats, diamond lattice stitching and pressure-sensitive buttons with Parisian stud embellishments. Multi-profile front seats in the front row with active inflatable cushions and hot stone massage effect. The rear multi-profile seats feature shoulder and neck heating and a hot stone massage effect.
Color is no less important to creating a sense of atmosphere than luxurious materials. The new EQS is equipped with a 64-color ambient lighting system and 11 accent colors to create a fantastic atmosphere of S-class. Coupled with an exclusive fragrance called "No. 6 Linen Mood", you can fully appreciate the luxurious positioning of the new EQS and the long history of Mercedes-Benz in the fragrance.
At this point, the melodious Bach B minor witticism slowly flows out of the 15 speakers of the Sound of Berlin stereo, making you feel as if you are in Vienna's Golden Hall.
The sensory feast of technology, materials, atmosphere and sound is the luxury that the new EQS wants to express.
The ultimate guarantee of safety technology makes it easy to control
You can liken the new EQS to a mobile concert hall, a mobile SPA, a first class cabin on land, and so on, but Mercedes never loses sight of its most important attribute as a car – driving.
As the flagship electric sedan, the new EQS has a maximum cruising range of 849Km (CLTC conditions). The top model, the EQS 580 4Matic, uses front and rear permanent magnet synchronous motors with a maximum power rating of up to 380 kW (front motor power 135 kW, rear motor power 245 kW), peak torque of 855 N.m, and acceleration of up to 4.4 seconds per 100 km/h. With a charging power of up to 145 kilowatts, the charge is reduced from 10% to 80% in just 37 minutes.
In order to take care of the driving habits of fuel vehicle users, as well as the diverse needs of different users for energy saving and performance, the new EQS provides customers with 4 driving modes and 3 energy recovery modes, whether they are keen on speeding or pursuing leisurely walking, the new EQS is perfectly competent.
The intelligent, timely 4WD 4MATIC system on the new EQS 580 4MATIC at the top can perform up to 10,000 on-wheel power monitoring per minute. It is also equipped with air suspension to intelligently adjust the body height at different speeds.
When the speed exceeds 120km/h, the body drops by 20mm; below 80km/h, normal altitude is restored; and if the speed is lower than 40km/h, the body can be set to raise 25mm, more than 50km/h, and return to normal height. As a result, the new EQS is always calm and stable in the face of different road conditions.
The rear-wheel steering system allows the new EQS to be as large as a dragon. The rear-wheel steering system, which can reach a maximum of 10 degrees, turns the turning radius to 10.9 meters – comparable to the turning radius of a small car.
Similarly, when changing lanes on the road and driving out of narrow parking spaces, the front and rear wheels are steered in the same direction, which can improve the efficiency of lane change/out of the warehouse.
Safety is the premise of all luxury experiences, and Mercedes-Benz is undoubtedly the industry leader in this regard.
The new EQS adopts a steel-aluminum hybrid body structure, and the battery module is located in the collision avoidance area under the body and has undergone multiple protections to escort the travel safety of the electric era with the strict standards of excellence.
In terms of active safety, the preventive safety system enhanced version (PRE-SAFE PLUS) equipped with the new car will be double flashed to prompt the rear car before the collision occurs: if the vehicle is driving, the vehicle will automatically tighten the seat belt, raise the window, adjust the seat; if the vehicle stops at the intersection, in addition to the above actions, the vehicle will also lock the front wheels to avoid secondary collisions.
Not only that, if the PRE-SAFE seat pulse side impact protection function detects a car approaching quickly on the side, before the collision, the seat will push the front passenger away from the collision through the seat side airbag, reducing the collision damage by up to 30%.
If the above functions can already be described as "armed to the teeth", then the PRE-SAFE hearing protection system makes people really feel the Mercedes-Benz "luxury with temperature". When the vehicle detects an unavoidable accident, before the collision, the speaker emits special audio that stimulates the staped muscles and protects the eardrums in the event of an accident.
Such a meticulous and silent "small function" truly reflects its safety concept that goes deep into the bone marrow.
With a powerful safety system, the intelligent pilot function in the Enhanced Version of the Driver Assistance Component (P20), the active lane change system, and the active blind spot assist system will make driving the new EQS easier.
It is worth mentioning that although the new EQS is still at the level of L2 automatic driving due to regulations, L3 level driving assistance can also be achieved on EQS in the future under the premise of laws and regulations.
The transformation of giants is not easy, and once the direction is reversed, it is unstoppable. Just like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the emergence of the new EQS has set a new benchmark for luxury in the electric vehicle industry. Under the guidance of the "all-electric" strategy, Mercedes-Benz is also writing the glory of the new era.